Alectona higgini Carter, 1880 accepted as Delectona higgini (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Aplysina fusca Carter, 1880 accepted as Suberea fusca (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Aplysina purpurea Carter, 1880 accepted as Pseudoceratina purpurea (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Ceratestina globularis Carter, 1880 (original description)
Corallistes aculeata Carter, 1880 (original description)
Corallistes elegantissima Carter, 1880 (original description)
Corallistes verrucosa Carter, 1880 (original description)
Desmacidon jeffreysii Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Oceanapia robusta (Bowerbank, 1866) (additional source)
Dictyocylindrus manaarensis Carter, 1880 accepted as Antho (Plocamia) manaarensis (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Dictyocylindrus sessilis Carter, 1880 accepted as Eurypon sessile (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Discodermia aspera Carter, 1880 (original description)
Discodermia laevidiscus Carter, 1880 (original description)
Discodermia papillata Carter, 1880 (original description)
Discodermia spinispirulifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Racodiscula spinispirulifera (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Dotona Carter, 1880 (original description)
Dotona pulchella Carter, 1880 (original description)
Esperia serratohamata Carter, 1880 accepted as Mycale (Paresperella) serratohamata (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Geodia areolata Carter, 1880 (original description)
Geodia globostellifera Carter, 1880 (original description)
Geodia perarmata Bowerbank, 1873 (basis of record)
Geodia ramodigitata Carter, 1880 (original description)
Halichondria aceratospiculum Carter, 1880 represented as Crella (Yvesia) aceratospiculum (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hircinia arundinacea Carter, 1880 accepted as Ircinia arundinacea (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hircinia fusca Carter, 1880 accepted as Ircinia fusca (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hydradendrium Carter, 1880 accepted as Myriopathes Opresko, 2001 (original description)
Hydradendrium spinosum Carter, 1880 accepted as Myriopathes spinosa (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea capitatostellifera (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymedesmia moorei Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea moorei (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymedesmia spinatostellifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea spinatostellifera (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymedesmia stellivarians Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea stellivarians (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymedesmia trigonostellata Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea trigonostellata (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymerhaphia accepted as Hymeraphia Bowerbank, 1864 (basis of record)
Hymerhaphia eruca Carter, 1880 accepted as Monocrepidium eruca (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Hymerhaphia unispiculum Carter, 1880 accepted as Eurypon unispiculum (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Microciona affinis Carter, 1880 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) affinis (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Microciona bulboretorta Carter, 1880 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) bulboretorta (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Microciona curvispiculifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Cerbaris curvispiculifer (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Microciona fascispiculifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Sigmeurypon fascispiculiferum (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Microciona minutula Carter, 1880 accepted as Rhabderemia pusilla (Carter, 1876) (original description)
Microciona quadriradiata Carter, 1880 accepted as Cyamon quadriradiatum (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Microciona quinqueradiata Carter, 1880 accepted as Cyamon quinqueradiatum (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Placospongia melobesioides Gray, 1867 (additional source)
Reniera fibulifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Haliclona fibulifera (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Samus Gray, 1867 (basis of record)
Samus (Pachastrella) Carter, 1880 accepted as Triptolemma Laubenfels, 1955 (original description)
Samus (Pachastrella) parasiticus (Carter, 1876) accepted as Triptolemma intextum (Carter, 1876) (source of synonymy)
Samus complicatus Carter, 1880 accepted as Theonella complicata (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Samus simplex Carter, 1880 accepted as Dercitus (Stoeba) simplex (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Stelletta euastrum Schmidt, 1868 accepted as Penares euastrum (Schmidt, 1868) (additional source)
Stelletta tethyopsis Carter, 1880 (original description)
Suberites fistulatus Carter, 1880 accepted as Damiria fistulata (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Suberites vestigium Carter, 1880 accepted as Terpios vestigium (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Thoosa socialis Carter, 1880 (original description)
Tisiphonia annulata Carter, 1880 accepted as Annulastrella annulata (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Tisiphonia nana Carter, 1880 accepted as Nethea nana (Carter, 1880) (original description)
Tisiphonia penetrans Carter, 1880 accepted as Jaspis penetrans (Carter, 1880) (original description)

Greater Antilles for Samus (Pachastrella) parasiticus (Carter, 1876) 
Gulf of Mannar for Hydradendrium spinosum Carter, 1880  (origin: native)
Seychelles for Samus complicatus Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Aplysina fusca Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Aplysina purpurea Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Corallistes aculeata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Corallistes elegantissima Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Corallistes verrucosa Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Desmacidon jeffreysii Bowerbank, 1866  (inaccurate)
South India and Sri Lanka for Dictyocylindrus manaarensis Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Discodermia aspera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Discodermia laevidiscus Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Discodermia papillata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Discodermia spinispirulifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Dotona pulchella Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Esperia serratohamata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Geodia areolata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Geodia globostellifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Geodia perarmata Bowerbank, 1873 
South India and Sri Lanka for Geodia ramodigitata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Halichondria aceratospiculum Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hircinia arundinacea Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hircinia fusca Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymedesmia moorei Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymedesmia spinatostellifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymedesmia stellivarians Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymedesmia trigonostellata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymeraphia unispiculum Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymerhaphia eruca Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Hymerhaphia unispiculum Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Microciona affinis Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Microciona bulboretorta Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Microciona curvispiculifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Microciona fascispiculifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Microciona quadriradiata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Microciona quinqueradiata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Placospongia melobesioides Gray, 1867 
South India and Sri Lanka for Reniera fibulifera Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Samus simplex Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Stelletta tethyopsis Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Suberites fistulatus Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Suberites vestigium Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Thoosa socialis Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Tisiphonia annulata Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Tisiphonia nana Carter, 1880 
South India and Sri Lanka for Tisiphonia penetrans Carter, 1880 
South Kuroshio for Corallistes aculeata Carter, 1880 

 Distribution

 for Samus (Pachastrella) parasiticus (Carter, 1876)

In his work of 1876, Carter said type-locality unknown, but in his work of 1880 he had discovered that the type ... [details]